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himemx v3.35 (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 10.04.2020, 07:14
(edited by Rugxulo on 11.04.2020, 02:04)

Eric Auer writes:

> Hi Japheth!
>
> As your himemx update makes use of your own
> multi-block implementation, you avoid Rod's
> bug of calling int 15.8a without sufficient checks - he
> only checked carry. However, Rod apparently misses
> having any int 15.8a support in your version. Maybe
> you could 1. pre-load DX with a known-bad-magic value
> and check whether int 15.8a has actually updated DX
> and/or 2. add a command line switch to enable 15.8a?
> Rod's version would try int 15.8a just before 15.88.
>
> Thank you for your expert DOS works!

Complete thread:

• himemx v3.35 - Japheth, 27.03.2020, 13:29 (Announce)
  • himemx v3.35 - nico7550, 28.03.2020, 11:31
    • himemx v3.35 - Japheth, 30.03.2020, 05:38
  • himemx v3.35 - Wengier, 31.03.2020, 03:18
    • himemx v3.35 - Japheth, 01.04.2020, 15:40
      • himemx v3.35 - RayeR, 02.04.2020, 14:59
  • himemx v3.35 - Doug, 31.03.2020, 19:23
  • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 09.04.2020, 02:11
    • himemx v3.35 - Japheth, 09.04.2020, 09:41
      • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 10.04.2020, 07:14
        • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 11.04.2020, 02:12
        • himemx v3.35 - Japheth, 11.04.2020, 16:30
          • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 12.04.2020, 14:02
            • himemx v3.35 - RayeR, 15.04.2020, 04:07
            • himemx v3.35 - Japheth, 15.04.2020, 10:05
              • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 16.04.2020, 11:21
              • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 16.04.2020, 11:40
            • himemx v3.35 - Rugxulo, 16.04.2020, 11:07